*[http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/index.html Archives of Maryland Online] -- From the website, "The ongoing Maryland State Archives publication series, ''Archives of Maryland Online'', currently provides access to over 471,000 historical documents that form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial, and administrative basis of Maryland's government. Online access enables users to research such topics as Maryland's constitutions and constitutional conventions' proceedings, session laws, proceedings of the General Assembly, governors' papers, and military records." Please read the user’s responsibility of the archival material on the bottom of page. Below listed two of the noted databases from the Archives of Maryland Online.

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**[http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/html/legislative5.html Legislative Records] -- This database contains State of Maryland’s Proceedings, Acts and Public Documents of the General Assembly from Session 1 in 1634/35 to current years.

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**[http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/commission.html Slavery Commission] -- From the website, “the Maryland State Archives is preparing a series of volumes in the Archives of Maryland series relating to the history of slavery in Maryland."

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*[http://guide.mdsa.net/index.cfm Guide to Government Records] -- The Guide to Government Records is the finding aid created to assist users in accessing both public and private records relating to the history of Maryland from the earliest times of Lord Baltimore to the present. Some of the records available for searching are birth, marriage and military records from the Colonial time, court records before 1776, insolvency records from the late 17th Century and many more. For detailed information on the guide and how to obtain these records, please read the introduction section before searching. To begin your search click on the “Reference and Research” tab, then select the desired database (records).

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*[http://mdlandrec.net/main/ Maryland Land Record] -- From the website, "The Maryland Judiciary, the 24 elected Court Clerks of Maryland and the Maryland State Archives have joined in partnership to provide up to date access to all verified land record instruments in Maryland. This service is currently being provided at no charge to individuals who apply for a user name and password." Email account is needed to apply for an account.

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**[http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/html/mmtoc.html Maryland Manual On-line]-- Search for the most current government information by category.

*[http://www.mdvitalrec.net/cfm/index.cfm Maryland Vital Records] -- Search for death records in the State of Maryland. Please read the Vital Records Indexing Project information before starating your search. To search, click the link "Search MD Vital Records" from the upper left hand side of the page.

*[http://www.mdvitalrec.net/cfm/index.cfm Maryland Vital Records] -- Search for death records in the State of Maryland. Please read the Vital Records Indexing Project information before starating your search. To search, click the link "Search MD Vital Records" from the upper left hand side of the page.

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*[http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/pages/newspaper/digitized.aspx Online Digitized Newspapers] -- These online digitized newspapers are part of the Special Collections of the Maryland State Archives. These newspapers are from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. The digitized newspapers are listed in alphabetical order along with its time period. Scroll down the page to find if a particular newspaper title that you needed is on the list. Please read the noted information on fair use from the bottom of page.

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*[http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/pages/speccol/index.aspx#tab1 Special Collections] From the website, "The Maryland State Archives Guide to Special Collections is a web-based tool to search and browse special collections of map, photographic, newspaper, private, business and religious records."

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*[http://mdelect.net/ Who are your Elected Officials] -- Search for your representatives in the Maryland General Assembly and U.S. Congress by entering your home address in the search box. Do not use a P.O. Box as your address.

*[https://sdatcert1.resiusa.org/certificate_net/ Certificate of Status] -- Use this database to search for an official Certificate of Status from the State Department of Assessments & Taxation. From the website, "First time users should review the information in our help file. Click on "Help" in the left margin. Enter the Department ID and click on "Get Certificate". If you do not have the Department ID number, click on "Find a Department ID Number" in the left margin."

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*[http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/RateStab/default.aspx Rate Stabilization Notices] -- Search this database for Rate Stabilization Property Notices on file and to print a Notice form. One can search by assignor/grantor name, by assignee/financing party name, by file number and/or by rate order number.

*[http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/ Real Property Data Search] -- From the website, "You can obtain ownership and value information about every parcel of real property in the State of Maryland (approximately 2,500,000 accounts) from this database, as well as sales of real property."

*[http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/ Real Property Data Search] -- From the website, "You can obtain ownership and value information about every parcel of real property in the State of Maryland (approximately 2,500,000 accounts) from this database, as well as sales of real property."

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*[http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/ucc-charter/UCCSearch_a.aspx Security Interest Filings] -- To search for information on security interest filings made with the State Department of Assessments & Taxation. One can search by the business name, by individual's name and/or by the file number.

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*[http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/ Maryland Funding Accountability & Transparency] -- Search by agency making a payment, by vendor receiving a payment or by zip code of a vendor receiving payment. From the website, "This is a public web site which allows citizens of Maryland and visitors to search and view summary information on payments made to vendors that received $25,000 or more for the respective fiscal year. Information is currently available beginning Fiscal Year 2008."

*[http://www.spending.dbm.maryland.gov/ Maryland Funding Accountability & Transparency] -- Search by agency making a payment, by vendor receiving a payment or by zip code of a vendor receiving payment. From the website, "This is a public web site which allows citizens of Maryland and visitors to search and view summary information on payments made to vendors that received $25,000 or more for the respective fiscal year. Information is currently available beginning Fiscal Year 2008."

*[http://www.mdinsurance.state.md.us/sa/available-public-information/producer-enforcement/index.html Producer Enforcement] One can search "orders issued against producers (agents and brokers) for the past 10 years."

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== Judiciary Services, Maryland ==

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*[http://www.courts.state.md.us/cpf/attylist.html Attorney Listing] -- Search for attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Maryland by name. Any attorney listed is considered active and in good standing. The listing is updated each week.

*[http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp Judiciary Case Search] -- Search for Court Cases originated within the District Court system and the Circuit Courts. From the website, "This website provides public access to the case records of the Maryland Judiciary. Access to these records is governed by Maryland Rules 16-1001 through 16-1011, effective October 1, 2004. Acceptance of an agreement is required to [access the search page]."

*[http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp Judiciary Case Search] -- Search for Court Cases originated within the District Court system and the Circuit Courts. From the website, "This website provides public access to the case records of the Maryland Judiciary. Access to these records is governed by Maryland Rules 16-1001 through 16-1011, effective October 1, 2004. Acceptance of an agreement is required to [access the search page]."

**[http://mdlaw.ptfs.com/awweb/html/portal/search_task_force.html Task Force Reports] From the website, “These entities are formed either via the Legislature, the Governor or another state agency to focus on one specific task; research the issues involved and then write a report outlining findings and recommendations. These reports are often used as the basis for future legislation or regulations making their accessibility and preservation crucial. These reports range in date from the 1940´s thru the 1990´s.” The task force reports can be browsed by subject or search by entering your own keyword.

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*[http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mdcode/ Code of Maryland Unannotated and Rules] Form the website --“This website is not intended to replace professional legal consultation or advanced legal research tools.” Users need to agree to the Terms and Conditions to access the database. Users can search the code by keyword or by browsing the table of content.

*[http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutes.aspx?pid=statpage&tab=subject5 General Assembly, Code of Public General Laws of Maryland] -- From the website, "The Code is arranged by subject matter and organized into “Articles” (e.g. Transportation Article), which are further subdivided into “titles”, “subtitles”, “sections”, “subsections”, “paragraphs”, subparagraphs”, etc."

*[http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutes.aspx?pid=statpage&tab=subject5 General Assembly, Code of Public General Laws of Maryland] -- From the website, "The Code is arranged by subject matter and organized into “Articles” (e.g. Transportation Article), which are further subdivided into “titles”, “subtitles”, “sections”, “subsections”, “paragraphs”, subparagraphs”, etc."

*[http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmLegislation.aspx?pid=legisnpage&tab=subject3 Legislation by Session] -- Search the Legislation by Session number, Sponsor, Subject, Committee, Status Affected and/or Legislation List of the Senate and/or House. From the website, "Information may not be available for all numbers in each range."

*[http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmLegislation.aspx?pid=legisnpage&tab=subject3 Legislation by Session] -- Search the Legislation by Session number, Sponsor, Subject, Committee, Status Affected and/or Legislation List of the Senate and/or House. From the website, "Information may not be available for all numbers in each range."

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*[http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/oil/ Inmate Locator] -- Find state inmates by name. Records show name and contact information for the prison they are being held at. Inmate Locator does not include people being held in pretrial facilities.

*[http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/oil/ Inmate Locator] -- Find state inmates by name. Records show name and contact information for the prison they are being held at. Inmate Locator does not include people being held in pretrial facilities.

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*[http://www.sos.state.md.us/Charity/SearchCharity.aspx Charitable Organization Division] -- Search the Charity Database. From the website, "The list which results from your search is made up of summary information filed by charitable organizations with the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland."

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*[http://www.sos.state.md.us/Notary/NotarySearch.aspx Notary Division ] -- Search the Notary Public database by a person's name or by county.

*[http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/comar.aspx Search for Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)] -- Searchable by word, phrase, codification number and title. From the website, "In August 2003, the State Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions were no longer printed in COMAR Title 19A, but are available ONLY as part of COMAR Online."

*[http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/comar.aspx Search for Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)] -- Searchable by word, phrase, codification number and title. From the website, "In August 2003, the State Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions were no longer printed in COMAR Title 19A, but are available ONLY as part of COMAR Online."

*[http://www.sos.state.md.us/registrations/trademarks/TMSearch.aspx Trademark Search] -- Search the Trademarks & Service Marks Database in the State of Maryland. From the website, "The list which results from your search is made up of summary information filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland. This information may not reflect the most recent information on file. The last updated date below does not necessarily pertain to the database information to be searched."

*[http://www.sos.state.md.us/registrations/trademarks/TMSearch.aspx Trademark Search] -- Search the Trademarks & Service Marks Database in the State of Maryland. From the website, "The list which results from your search is made up of summary information filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland. This information may not reflect the most recent information on file. The last updated date below does not necessarily pertain to the database information to be searched."

Revision as of 20:38, 28 April 2014

Maryland State Agencies Databases

This is an annotated list of databases produced by Maryland State Agencies, listed by producing agency. Links were last checked on 2/28/2013.

If you are a registered user of this wiki, feel free to add a database to this list or fix broken links. If you're not a registered user, or are not comfortable editing wikis, you may also send an e-mail to Siu Min Yu, the documents specialist for this page at siuy at rice dot edu.

Agriculture, Department of

Waste Kitchen Grease Transporters Search From the website, "Search here for certified transporters of waste kitchen grease. You may search by the type of certificate, the name of the company registered, or the license plate of the vehicle registered."

Archives, Maryland State

Archives of Maryland Online -- From the website, "The ongoing Maryland State Archives publication series, Archives of Maryland Online, currently provides access to over 471,000 historical documents that form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial, and administrative basis of Maryland's government. Online access enables users to research such topics as Maryland's constitutions and constitutional conventions' proceedings, session laws, proceedings of the General Assembly, governors' papers, and military records." Please read the user’s responsibility of the archival material on the bottom of page. Below listed two of the noted databases from the Archives of Maryland Online.

Legislative Records -- This database contains State of Maryland’s Proceedings, Acts and Public Documents of the General Assembly from Session 1 in 1634/35 to current years.

Slavery Commission -- From the website, “the Maryland State Archives is preparing a series of volumes in the Archives of Maryland series relating to the history of slavery in Maryland."

Guide to Government Records -- The Guide to Government Records is the finding aid created to assist users in accessing both public and private records relating to the history of Maryland from the earliest times of Lord Baltimore to the present. Some of the records available for searching are birth, marriage and military records from the Colonial time, court records before 1776, insolvency records from the late 17th Century and many more. For detailed information on the guide and how to obtain these records, please read the introduction section before searching. To begin your search click on the “Reference and Research” tab, then select the desired database (records).

Maryland Land Record -- From the website, "The Maryland Judiciary, the 24 elected Court Clerks of Maryland and the Maryland State Archives have joined in partnership to provide up to date access to all verified land record instruments in Maryland. This service is currently being provided at no charge to individuals who apply for a user name and password." Email account is needed to apply for an account.

Maryland Vital Records -- Search for death records in the State of Maryland. Please read the Vital Records Indexing Project information before starating your search. To search, click the link "Search MD Vital Records" from the upper left hand side of the page.

Online Digitized Newspapers -- These online digitized newspapers are part of the Special Collections of the Maryland State Archives. These newspapers are from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. The digitized newspapers are listed in alphabetical order along with its time period. Scroll down the page to find if a particular newspaper title that you needed is on the list. Please read the noted information on fair use from the bottom of page.

Special Collections From the website, "The Maryland State Archives Guide to Special Collections is a web-based tool to search and browse special collections of map, photographic, newspaper, private, business and religious records."

Who are your Elected Officials -- Search for your representatives in the Maryland General Assembly and U.S. Congress by entering your home address in the search box. Do not use a P.O. Box as your address.

Certificate of Status -- Use this database to search for an official Certificate of Status from the State Department of Assessments & Taxation. From the website, "First time users should review the information in our help file. Click on "Help" in the left margin. Enter the Department ID and click on "Get Certificate". If you do not have the Department ID number, click on "Find a Department ID Number" in the left margin."

Rate Stabilization Notices -- Search this database for Rate Stabilization Property Notices on file and to print a Notice form. One can search by assignor/grantor name, by assignee/financing party name, by file number and/or by rate order number.

Real Property Data Search -- From the website, "You can obtain ownership and value information about every parcel of real property in the State of Maryland (approximately 2,500,000 accounts) from this database, as well as sales of real property."

Security Interest Filings -- To search for information on security interest filings made with the State Department of Assessments & Taxation. One can search by the business name, by individual's name and/or by the file number.

Budget and Management, Department of

Maryland Funding Accountability & Transparency -- Search by agency making a payment, by vendor receiving a payment or by zip code of a vendor receiving payment. From the website, "This is a public web site which allows citizens of Maryland and visitors to search and view summary information on payments made to vendors that received $25,000 or more for the respective fiscal year. Information is currently available beginning Fiscal Year 2008."

Producer Enforcement One can search "orders issued against producers (agents and brokers) for the past 10 years."

Judiciary Services, Maryland

Appellate Court Opinions -- From the website, "Only reported opinions are available here. Reported opinions appearing on this website may not be the final, official version of the text of Appellate Court opinions/orders. Only the bound volumes of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports contain the final, official texts of the reported opinions of the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals."

Attorney Listing -- Search for attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Maryland by name. Any attorney listed is considered active and in good standing. The listing is updated each week.

Judiciary Case Search -- Search for Court Cases originated within the District Court system and the Circuit Courts. From the website, "This website provides public access to the case records of the Maryland Judiciary. Access to these records is governed by Maryland Rules 16-1001 through 16-1011, effective October 1, 2004. Acceptance of an agreement is required to [access the search page]."

Task Force Reports From the website, “These entities are formed either via the Legislature, the Governor or another state agency to focus on one specific task; research the issues involved and then write a report outlining findings and recommendations. These reports are often used as the basis for future legislation or regulations making their accessibility and preservation crucial. These reports range in date from the 1940´s thru the 1990´s.” The task force reports can be browsed by subject or search by entering your own keyword.

Rules Committee Materials From the website, “This collection includes the meeting minutes officially approved by the Maryland Rules Committee for publication since 1947. Meeting agendas are also available starting in 1997. This collection can be very helpful in researching changes in Maryland’s judicial rules of procedure. The Library adds materials to the collection as they become available.” The Rules Committee Materials can be browsed by collection types—Rules Committee Meeting Minutes, by Rules Committee Meeting Agendas and Rules Committee Meeting Appendices; or, using keyword search.

Judicial Conference Proceedings From the website, “Printed from 1947 to 1997, the Proceedings contain transcripts of the general business meetings conducted during the conference. Later issues also include summaries of professional development courses, committee updates, reviews of rules changes and resolutions. The Proceedings may provide helpful historical insight into the operation of the Judiciary during the 20th Century.” The Maryland Judicial Conference Proceeding can be browsed by year of the proceeding, as well as keyword searching.

Law Library Catalog Search the catalog for print or online materials that are available in the library or from the library website.

Legislative Services, Department of

Code of Maryland Unannotated and Rules Form the website --“This website is not intended to replace professional legal consultation or advanced legal research tools.” Users need to agree to the Terms and Conditions to access the database. Users can search the code by keyword or by browsing the table of content.

General Assembly, Code of Public General Laws of Maryland -- From the website, "The Code is arranged by subject matter and organized into “Articles” (e.g. Transportation Article), which are further subdivided into “titles”, “subtitles”, “sections”, “subsections”, “paragraphs”, subparagraphs”, etc."

Legislation by Session -- Search the Legislation by Session number, Sponsor, Subject, Committee, Status Affected and/or Legislation List of the Senate and/or House. From the website, "Information may not be available for all numbers in each range."

Natural Resources, Department of

Maryland Tide Finder -- From the website, "Make your region selection first, then choose a specific site, and lastly choose desired month (you may be asked to pick a start day, please ignore). The tidal information will pop up in a new window."

Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of

Inmate Locator -- Find state inmates by name. Records show name and contact information for the prison they are being held at. Inmate Locator does not include people being held in pretrial facilities.

Sex Offender Register -- From the website, “On this site you will be able to find registered sex offenders living and working near you, be notified of registrants' movements, and explore resources that will help you to prevent and get treatment for sexual abuse.” One needs to agree to the terms and conditions of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services before searching the database. To read the terms and conditions click on the link “I have read the terms and conditions” on the upper right hand side of the webpage. Check the box after you have read the terms, and then click “search the registry” to begin searching.

Secretary of State, Office of The

Charitable Organization Division -- Search the Charity Database. From the website, "The list which results from your search is made up of summary information filed by charitable organizations with the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland."

Notary Division -- Search the Notary Public database by a person's name or by county.

Search for Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) -- Searchable by word, phrase, codification number and title. From the website, "In August 2003, the State Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions were no longer printed in COMAR Title 19A, but are available ONLY as part of COMAR Online."

Trademark Search -- Search the Trademarks & Service Marks Database in the State of Maryland. From the website, "The list which results from your search is made up of summary information filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland. This information may not reflect the most recent information on file. The last updated date below does not necessarily pertain to the database information to be searched."